WEBVTT NEIGHBORS, WHO WERE BOTHHEARTBROKEN AND AFRAID FOR THEIROWN SAFETY.SAMINA: A WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH INTHE DRIVEWAY OF HER LANGFORDAVENUE HOME, STUNNING NEIGHBORSAND DEVASTATING FAMILY.THIS THE SECOND HOMICIDE IN HIGHPOINT IN LESS THAN WEEK.>> IT SOUNDED LIKE A BIG STRINGOF FIRECRACKERS GOING OFF.AND I WAS LIKE -- AND I CAMEOUTSIDE, AND EVERYBODY WAS INTHE STREET SCREAMING ANDHOLLERING AND CRYING.SAMINA: POLICE GETTING THE CALLAROUND 4:40 THIS AFTERNOON, TO AREPORT OF A SHOOTING ON LANGFORDAVENUE IN HIGH POINT, FINDING AWOMAN SHOT OUTSIDE HER HOME.HIGH POLICE CHIEF KENNETH SHULTZWAS AT THE SCENE TODAY, ALONGITH PATROL OFFICERS,DETECTIVES, K9 UNITS, AND THECRIME LAB UNIT.POLICE COLLECTING EVIDENCE ANDINTERVIEWING POSSIBLE WITNESSES.>> WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT PEOPLEAROUND DID SEE WHAT HAPPENED,AND THAT IS HOW WE'RE GOING TORESOLVE THIS.SAMINA: MEANTIME, LOVED ONESGATHERED ACROSS THE STREET,THEIR PAINFUL CRIES HEARD DOWNTHE ROAD.>> EVERYBODY IS HURT RIGHT NOW.SAMINA: LONGTIME FRIENDSREMEMBERED THE VICTIM AS AKINDHEARTED WOMAN.>> SHE ONE OF THE NICEST LADIESIN THE COMMUNITY.SHE WOULD GIVE YOU THE SHIRT OFFHER BACK IF SHE COULD.SAMINA: CHIEF SHULTZ SAYS THEINVESTIGATION IS STILL IN ITSEARLY STAGES.TODAY'S HOMICIDE THE SIXTH INTHE CITY SO FAR THIS YEAR,COMPARED TO SEVEN IN ALL OF2016, LEAVING SOME NEIGHBORSWONDERING WHETHER TO STAY OR GO.>> I'M LEAVING.I'M LEAVING.MY FIANCE AND I ARE GOING TOMOVE OUT, LEAVE, GET OUT OF THISTOWN.SAMINA: REPORTING IN HIGH POINT,I'M SAMINA ENGEL, WXII 12 NEWS.JARRED: JUST BEFORE 11:00TONIGHT, POLICE IDENTIFIED THEWOMAN AS JOSIE LINDSAY.

Woman killed in High Point shooting

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Updated: 11:07 AM EDT Mar 22, 2017

HIGH POINT, N.C. —

Officers are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon, according to High Point police.